Building Windows SharePoint Services Search Queries
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Search in Windows SharePoint Services supports three types of search syntax for building search queries:
Keyword Query syntax (search terms are passed directly to the Search service)
SQL syntax (extension of SQL syntax for querying databases)
URL syntax (search parameters are encoded in URL, and posted directly to the search page)
Reference
Windows SharePoint Services Search Keyword Syntax
Windows SharePoint Services Search SQL Syntax
Windows SharePoint Services Search URL Syntax
Related Sections
Windows SharePoint Services Query Web Service
Windows SharePoint Services Search Query Object Model